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Mark Jennings // 03 14:48

Vlad // 11 22:46

Dave // 06 09:34

Fluid Leadership
2010-01-23 09:44:28

"We call it Fluid Leadership. People figure out what they are good at and that shapes what their roles are. There's not just one leader. Different people lead through different parts of the process." Al West CEO of SEI

Fluid Leadership is the style of leadership that all of us and our corporations should aspire to. We should be able to draw on each other's strengths whenever those unique strengths are required. This will allow us to be successful as individuals and organizations rather than having one leader always lead because he or she was given a title of CEO, CFO, COO, director, manager, supervisor or whatever. This is Title Based Leadership and is superficial and ineffective. Title Based Leadership would dictate that the same leader lead in every situation because they were appointed as a leader even if they are not truly qualified to lead in a particular situation. This sort of leadership can be very ineffective and sometimes even dangerous to the future of an organization. Fluid Leadership allows each person to step out in confidence in their area of strength and contribute positively to the organization during a particular situation, time frame, economic climate, business mix, etc. This sort of leadership is very effective and can allow an organization to grow during periods of upheaval that can level other organizations.

I just completed some NLP training in a corporate setting. It was very refreshing to see the leadership passing smoothly from the "official leader" to the trainer and from the trainer to the various training participants and back again as required. This sort of behavior allows for great team building, organization building and promotes a culture within the organization that the "official leader" is still the "leader" even if they temporarily "abdicate" their responsibilities to someone with a strength better fit for the current situation

There are many things that individuals and organizations have to do in order to be successful in building and maintaining a culture that supports Fluid Leadership. However, the first step and the most important step is obvious. Everyone must identify, develop and live in their area of strength. So, take the first step, determine your Strength Zone and begin to develop it so that you are ready when a Fluid Leadership situation calls on your unique area of strength!

Tags: leadership, , strengths, , strength, zone, , Al, West
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Vlad said:
Dave,

It is a pleasant surprise to discover you have gone through NLP training! Have you taken it here in Calgary?

I have recently gone through NLP Practitioner and would like to get through Master program by the end of Summer. While totally happy with the seminar I wander what over tracks are available locally. Will appreciate your comments.

Thank you.

Dave said:
Vlad,

I took the NLP introduction course in Austin. I don't know what is offered locally in Calgary.